Dickinson, Jane K.
Director, Program in Nursing Education
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Virtual OfficeTC Affiliations:
Educational Background
Scholarly Interests
Diabetes education; diabetes management; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; LADA; gestational diabetes mellitus; online learning; the role of context in the diabetes experience: the effect of language (words and messages) in diabetes care, social media and diabetes; the impact of the diagnosis experience on diabetes outcomes
Selected Publications
Rinker, J., Dickinson, J.K., Litchman, M.L., Williams, A.S., Kolb, L.E., Cox, C., Lipman, R.D. (2018). The 2017 Diabetes Educator and the Diabetes Self-Management Education National Practice Survey. The Diabetes Educator, 44(3), 260-268.
Beyond A1C Writing Group (2018). Need for regulatory change to incorporate beyond A1C glycemic metrics. Diabetes Care 41(6), e92-e94.
Dickinson, J.K. (2018). The experience of diabetes-related language in diabetes care. Diabetes Spectrum, 31(1), 58-64.
Dickinson, J.K., Guzman, S.J., Maryniuk, M.D., O’Brian, C.A., Kadohiro, J.K., Jackson, R.A., D’Hondt, N., Montgomery, B., Close, K.L., & Funnell, M.M. (2017). The use of language in diabetes care and education. Diabetes Care, 40, 1790-1799. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci17-0041
Dickinson, J.K., Guzman, S.J., Maryniuk, M.D., O’Brian, C.A., Kadohiro, J.K., Jackson, R.A., D’Hondt, N., Montgomery, B., Close, K.L, & Funnell, M.M. (2017). The use of language in diabetes care and education. The Diabetes Educator, 43(6), 551-564. DOI: 10.1177/0145721717735535
Dickinson, J.K. (2017). The effect of words on health and diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 30(1), 11-16.
Dickinson, J.K., Kocurek, B., Reed, A.A., & Painter, N.A. (2017). Understanding and applying the AADE competencies for diabetes educators and paraprofessionals. AADE in Practice, 5(1), 24-29.
Dickinson, J.K. & Maryniuk, M.D. (2017). Building therapeutic relationships: Choosing words that put people first. Clinical Diabetes, 35(1), 51-54.
Dickinson, J.K., Lipman, R.D., & O’Brian, C.A. (2015). Diabetes as a career choice. The Diabetes Educator, 41(6), 665-676.
Dickinson, J.K., Scollan-Koliopoulos, M., Vergili, J.M., & O’Connell, K.A. (2013). The process and rationale for an online master’s program in diabetes education and management. The Diabetes Educator, 39(3), 281-288.